Eva Franch appointed new Director of the Architectural Association
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Eva Franch appointed new Director of the Architectural Association
Architecture Educational News for AA London, England, UK
9 May 2018
Eva Franch appointed new Director of the AA
Location: 36 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3ES, UK
Eva Franch appointed new Director of the AA
The Architectural Association announces the appointment of Eva Franch i Gilabert as the Director of the Architectural Association, effective July 1, 2018.
Franch is the ninth director of the Architectural Association in its 171year history and the first woman to be elected and appointed Director of the school. Franch succeeds Brett Steele who left his post in 2017 and Samantha Hardingham, who is currently serving as Interim Director. Elected by the AA School Community, comprising students, academic and administrative staff, and members of Council in March 2018, Eva Franch i Gilabert was selected from a shortlist of three candidates to lead the AA School following a worldwide search.
Her majority vote of 67% represented the largest in a contested election since 1990. A total of 876 members of the School Community voted, representing a turnout of 81.3%, one of the highest levels of participation in Director elections in the last 30 years.
photo © Valerie Bennett
In her statement to the school Franch wrote ?More than a school, throughout its history the Architectural Association has been the ref...
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